superans
Dictionary entries
- Entry →superans, (gen.), superantis:
Adjective · 3rd declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
- Dictionary:
- Lewis & Short
predominant;
acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (all)voc. sg. (all) - Entry →supero, superare, superavi, superatus:
Verb · 1st conjugation
- Frequency:
- Very Frequent
overcome, conquer; survive; outdo; surpass, be above, have the upper hand;
acc. sg. pres. act. part.nom. sg. pres. act. part.voc. sg. pres. act. part.
Examples
- P
Aeneid XI
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...quaterent campos; ipse ardua montis per deserta iugo superans adventat ad urbem. furta paro belli conuexo in tramite..." - P
Aeneid V
P. Vergilius Maro (Vergil) from The Aeneid
"...vocati accipiunt, palmam Entello taurumque relinquunt. hic victor superans animis tauroque superbus 'nate dea, vosque haec' inquit 'cognoscite..." - T
Liber XXI
Titus Livius (Livy)
"...Ipse Hannibal qua turris mobilis, omnia munimenta urbis superans altitudine, agebatur hortator aderat. Quae cum admota catapultis ballistisque..."